NASA streams 4K video from plane to space station and back via laser for 1st time @VideoFromSpace

VideoFromSpace | NASA streams 4K video from plane to space station and back via laser for 1st time @VideoFromSpace | Uploaded 2 months ago | Updated 1 day ago
A Pilatus PC-12 aircraft equipped with a portable laser terminal transmitted 4K video to the International Space Station and back. "Laser communications use infrared light to transmit 10 to 100 times more data faster than radio frequency systems," according to NASA.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://x.com/stevespaleta)

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